Altesino
Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese
Montalcino, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Great stuff. Wants air. Primary fruit beginning to soften. Root beer. With lasagna tonight. Will try to hold the other couple bottles.
Great stuff. Wants air. Primary fruit beginning to soften. Root beer. With lasagna tonight. Will try to hold the other couple bottles.
Oct 28th, 2025Something wrong with this. 2015. Oddly caramelized, treacly taste overwhelming any interesting fruit. Bad bottle.
Something wrong with this. 2015. Oddly caramelized, treacly taste overwhelming any interesting fruit. Bad bottle.
Dec 12th, 2024Go big. Invest in the deep drop. Rich and glorious. Black cherry, red currant, plum, orange peel, sarsaparilla, anise, and dried herbs. Classic Brunello that deserves air.
Who comes to Brunello for restraint? Wears 14.5% well. Purchase without hesitation and drink for the next 10+.
Go big. Invest in the deep drop. Rich and glorious. Black cherry, red currant, plum, orange peel, sarsaparilla, anise, and dried herbs. Classic Brunello that deserves air.
Who comes to Brunello for restraint? Wears 14.5% well. Purchase without hesitation and drink for the next 10+.
Medium Ruby with berry fruit aromas, fragrant spice and floral notes. On the palate flavors of cherry, raspberry and licorice with notes of pepper spice, tangy mineral feel. Fine tannins, medium+ savory finish ending with a vanilla, tobacco and cacao. Nice!
Medium Ruby with berry fruit aromas, fragrant spice and floral notes. On the palate flavors of cherry, raspberry and licorice with notes of pepper spice, tangy mineral feel. Fine tannins, medium+ savory finish ending with a vanilla, tobacco and cacao. Nice!
Feb 25th, 2022Medium Ruby with berry fruit aromas, fragrant spice and floral notes. On the palate flavors of cherry, raspberry and licorice with notes of pepper spice, tangy mineral feel. Fine tannins, medium+ savory finish ending with a vanilla, tobacco and cacao. Nice!
Medium Ruby with berry fruit aromas, fragrant spice and floral notes. On the palate flavors of cherry, raspberry and licorice with notes of pepper spice, tangy mineral feel. Fine tannins, medium+ savory finish ending with a vanilla, tobacco and cacao. Nice!
Sep 10th, 2021Medium Ruby with berry fruit, fragrant spice and floral notes. On the palate flavors of cherry, raspberry and licorice with notes of pepper spice, tangy mineral feel. Fine tannins, medium+ savory finish ending with a vanilla, tobacco and cacao. Nice!
Medium Ruby with berry fruit, fragrant spice and floral notes. On the palate flavors of cherry, raspberry and licorice with notes of pepper spice, tangy mineral feel. Fine tannins, medium+ savory finish ending with a vanilla, tobacco and cacao. Nice!
Aug 19th, 2021Medium Ruby with berry fruit aromas, fragrant spice and floral notes. On the palate flavors of cherry, raspberry and licorice with notes of pepper spice, tangy mineral feel. Fine tannins, medium+ savory finish ending with a vanilla, tobacco and cacao. Nice!
Medium Ruby with berry fruit aromas, fragrant spice and floral notes. On the palate flavors of cherry, raspberry and licorice with notes of pepper spice, tangy mineral feel. Fine tannins, medium+ savory finish ending with a vanilla, tobacco and cacao. Nice!
1 person found it helpfulNov 26th, 2021
Concur with VM: “Wild strawberries, roses, lavender and hints of flowery underbrush form a vividly fruity yet earthy bouquet as the 2018 Brunello di Montalcino opens in the glass. This is round, nearly juicy in character, with ripe red and black berries that cascade across a core of silty minerality. It leaves only a light coating of tannin while tapering off with a flourish of inner sweetness and floral tones, as nuances of licorice slowly fade. This may not be a classic Brunello from Altesino, but I can't argue with how incredibly delicious it is.”
Concur with VM: “Wild strawberries, roses, lavender and hints of flowery underbrush form a vividly fruity yet earthy bouquet as the 2018 Brunello di Montalcino opens in the glass. This is round, nearly juicy in character, with ripe red and black berries that cascade across a core of silty minerality. It leaves only a light coating of tannin while tapering off with a flourish of inner sweetness and floral tones, as nuances of licorice slowly fade. This may not be a classic Brunello from Altesino, but I can't argue with how incredibly delicious it is.”
Jul 8th, 2026
Aromas of dried cherry, strawberry, rose petal, and sweet tobacco with hints of leather and dried herbs. The palate is poised and medium-bodied, with fine, still-firm tannins, bright acidity. finishing long and quietly elegant.
Though a bit more advanced than I anticipated, really drinking beautifully now.
Aromas of dried cherry, strawberry, rose petal, and sweet tobacco with hints of leather and dried herbs. The palate is poised and medium-bodied, with fine, still-firm tannins, bright acidity. finishing long and quietly elegant.
Though a bit more advanced than I anticipated, really drinking beautifully now.